Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


What a bird

Bibi by Jo Weaver

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CBR15Passport, author from other country (lives in England/Scotland) Jo Weaver, you are a mean mean person. You made me almost cry. And I am sure had I been just a bit over the tired edge, I would still be crying.  Bibi is a beautiful story about caring for those who need help, especially when … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:160 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

The boldly feminist historical romance you need

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

Portrait of a Duchess by Scarlett Peckham

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The second installment in Scarlett Peckham’s Society of Sirens came out this week!! And it was excellent!! And I think everyone should read this series!! I would love to leave this there, but there’s this word count I’m supposed to hit for this to count, so I suppose I’ll give y’all a little … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·

Dario Fo (3-4); Franca Rame (1-2)

The Open Couple by Dario Fo; Franca Rame

An Ordinary Day by Dario Fo; Franca Rame

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"Don't be silly, Antonia." Another farce, this time written with his partner. The situation begins with a husband and wife, with the wife threating suicide and then husband arguing about the correctness of their shifting their relationship into an open marriage. You can see from the opening line … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:165 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

I’m sorry, “heavily fringed orbs” is not a sexy way to talk about your international anti-magic stalker’s pretty eyes, and all y’all are dumbasses

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

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Ugh, this was an annoying disappointment. I had read one Libba Bray book previously that I liked, about teenage pageant contestants stranded on an island, and hoped that this book about teenage witches at a finishing school for girls would be equally fun. Instead, it’s annoying, and the girls are … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , ·

Susan J Douglas (1)

Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media by Susan J Douglas

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"I am a woman of the baby boom, which means my history is filled with embarrassment, littered with images I'd just as soon forget. Old photos of my friends and me in platform shoes or, worse, hot pants, our hair freshly ironed, arm-in-arm with some neanderthal yet highly self-satisfied boyfriend in … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:163 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , ·


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